Tread-rest foot grip



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A. C. V/AN NUIS TREAD REST FooT GRIP yFiled Jan. 9, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet1 Feb. 19 1924.

A. C. VAN NUIS TREAD REST FOOT GRIP Filed Jan. 9 ,Y

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Application filed vJanuary 9, 1,922. Serial No. 521,901.

Toallwhom t may concern." l j Be it known that I, ALFONSO C. VAN NUIs, aresident of the city of Cleveland, in the county of and a citizen of theUnited States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Tread- Rest Foot Grips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tofjoot grips for receiving foot coverings suchas shoes and adapted to be secured to a stand, such as'the iron standsusually found in shoe shining parlors. It its an object of. thisimprovement to provide a cushioning pad for suchy metal stands to `givean easy rest for the'shoes while they are being polished. lt is afurther object of the invention to make such pad of material which willprevent undesirable slipping of the foot covering upony the pad. To thisend the material used may besome rubber compositioln'though this is notessential. Cork or other cushion substances may be used as well. 'It isa further object to provide the surface of this pad or foot grip with acorrugated surface to easily hold the foot in position. yIt isa furtherobject to provide such foot grip with surfaces of dierent levels, sothat the heel base may drop down below Ythe rest forl the sole. It is afurther object to provide means for adjusting the relative heights ofthe heel and sole of the pad and it is also anobject to provide meansfor elastically securing the foot in position on the pad.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationandthe novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application, in which:

' Fig. l is a side elevation of the tread rest foot ip in position onthe stand, and with `the s oe resting upon dotted lines. v

ig. Q is a bottom plan View of the pre- `v`ferred form the device. f

Fig. 3 isa central vertical preferred form. l u

Fig. 4 isa vertical section of the preyferred form taken on the line 4-4of 3.

section :of the Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, I

the pad shown lin I Fig. 5 is' a cross section ofthe form shown in Fig.'2 and taken on the line 5;-5.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a modified form of the device.I Fig. 7 isa front elevation of details shown 'in Fig. 6. l

V Fig 8 is a longitudinal .verticalsection of theform shown-in Fig. 6. v

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of, another Vform ofthe device, and Fig.V 10is 'abottom plan view vof the 'form-p shown ini Figure 9. i

i 'In the embodiment of-.my invention .illus- `tratedin the drawings fin`which .like reference characters denote like parts through?` .out the`specification, A'freprese'nts'the tread rest footgrip'v as a whole,Brepresents `the usuall form of iron stand upon which imy foot grip orpad-is adapted to be applied, and C represents 'the shoe to "bepolished, i-n position upon .the pad, with the-heel set in the oll'setposition at the rear.

`The foot grip. n a Ysole 1 and a heel 2, the latter being in aLposition at' alower level' thanthe sole to lit the usual offset .heelof lthe stand. `These partsare usuallymade-of -material such as rubbercomposition, ing a ysurface `of onefof .these materials, so that theusual yshoe twill cling tothe pad. .My improvement fisjk provided lwithmeans for securing ythe same'to the stand, and is shown in the preferredform, illustrated in Figures l to ,4,y as rubber loops 13 which aresecured at their ends -'to :the edge of thev a 'suitable meansl such asparts 41 and 2 by replaced by a nails V8, or which may be,

cement or if the 'pa-rtsi and -2 are rubber as weilas the 'loops 3',ythe 'latter may be vulcanized directly to the pad. `In'fany case, theparts 8 and 4 are very expansible ,and flexible lso that theywillstretch sufficiently to apply Vthe loopsj over' the toe of Ithe standand thereafter apply the loop 4 to Y,the heel part. 'M l Mechanism is.also providedfor adjusting rthe position :ofitlieiheel of the pad :tofthe sole `where stands havea .difi'enent' depth `,of heelfoi' receivingshoe. heels "of dilferent hts'.4 the .preferred Aform .asgshown heet 1,'4this adjustment 'is :accomplished 'securling tothe heel` of` thepad-fractal is composed of'two parts,`

corkor a :material havmaybe bent under the iron plate as de-i tion.

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the loops 3 but is connected to the edges l of the heel `on three sides,being'k open at the eyes 6 having extensions thereof embedded in thematerial of the heel, and alsoa instal plate 63A projecting from thefront lower edge. The sole part is then provided with downwardlyextending metal stems 5 which are threaded through the said eyes 6 andapertures in said metal plate, and terminate at their lower ends inloops 7. These stems may be made of steel and may be plated if it isdesired, or if it is preferred, they may be made of soft metal so thatafter the pad" is placed in position on the stand-the loops may be bentunder the base of the stand so that they will avoid-any possibleobstruction to the polishing brushes lor cloth in shining the shoe.These stems 5 may be secured to the sole piece by having bent .ends

embedded inthe rear end of the sole, or

they may be soldered to the metal piece 9`whose ends are bent around theside edges of the sole and secured by lnails or lotherwise. In somecases it may be desired to provide the pad as shown in F ig. 1 withother metalv stems 5 of soft metal in other portions of the sole or heelalways near the edges of those parts, so that such stems scribed intherkapplication of the stems il- The loop 4 is expansible as areforward edge only. It will bek seen that there is thus formed a sort ofhood by the part 4, since this is not to be applied to the f In thismodified form, adjustment of the levels of the heel and sole isaccomplished by securing the two parts together lby a very eXpansiblerubber strip 10 secured above to the rear of the sole and below to thefront edge of the heel. Stands having a varying depth of heel can befitted by this form by stretching the strip 10 to permit the heel partto drop .into the proper posi- In the form 0f the device shown in Figs.6 to'f8, a triangular leather piece 15 is secured to the front edgeofthe sole of the pad and is provided with lacing yeyes ;17

through which .laces 16 may be threaded,

the same looped backward around the leg of the stand and tied inposition. Another eyelet 18 is provided near the tip of the leatherstrip to which any ornament may be y and describedgas ladapted to Whilethe embodiment of my invention is illustrated as comprising 3 separateforms inthe drawings, itfis expresslyunderstood that my invention'is byno means restricted to such forms but comprises the conception of myimprovemen'tsas stated in the objects of the invention andA recited inthe appended claims. For example, the straps shown in Sheet 2 need'notbe yused with the expansible band 10 or fianges 13 and 14, but may wellbe used in combination with the adjustable construction 5 and 6 ofSheet 1. Likewise, the looped construction 3 of Sheet 1 can evidently`be used in combination with the band structure 10 of Sheet 2 or withAthe iiange construction .13

and 14 of Figures 9 and 10; further, the flange parts 13 and 14 can beused wlth the vadjustable parts yand 6 of Sheet 1, and

the leatherdevice 15 can be used on .any ofthe other forms, and the hood4 of Sheet l can be used with the V*band connection 10 or with thestraps 11. ,v

It is also to be noted that it is contemplated using footgrips'ofdifferent lengths to fit support stands of different sizes.

I may further use loops for either the sole or heel part, while strapsmay be used on the other part of the same foot grip.

Itis especially to be noted that while stems 5 may be used asasubstitute for either the loops 3 or strapsy 11, as above indicated,such stems of soft iron need not be round in cross section'but may welltake the form of fiat metal bands which may be bent under the stand inthe manner referred to in describing such use for said stems when madeof soft metal. Such metal bands may be used on either the sole or heelpart or both, the .same being secured at one end to theedge of saidpart, the lower ends being adapted-'. i

to engage the foot piece of the stand.

f in anycase, it is desired to strengthen the sole piece ofthe pad, athin metal band may easily be imbedded therein; and if for any reasonthe roughened uppersurfa'ce of the pad parts is not desired, as shown inthe corrugated surface 19 of Fig. 4, such surface may of course be leftsmooth as illustrated elsewhere. While my tread rest foot pad coveringfor shoe-shining stands, it

grip is shown beyvused asa fro is by no means to be restricted to suchuse, but may be used wherever a cushioning pad is desired for any soleand heel surface whatsoever, as for example, on pedal operated brakelevers, or pedal actuated levers for any purpose.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A tread rest foot grip for shoe stands comprising in combination asole pad and heel pad connected by adjustable means to permitA variationof their relative positions when applied to stands having different=.rdepth of heel, means for detachably securing both sole and heel partsto the corresponding stand part-s, the upper surface of said pad partsbeing roughened to efficiently hold the shoe in position thereon,substantially as described.

2. A tread rest foot grip comprising sole and heel parts -liexiblyconnected together, the heel part positioned below the level of the solepart to suitably receive the corref sponding parts of a shoe or boot,means attached to said parts for detachably securing them to the usualtype of shoe-shining stand, the connection between the sole and heelparts including means for adjusting the height of the yheel relative tothe sole part, substantially as described.

3. A tread rest foot grip comprising in combination sole and heel partsflexibly connected together edge to edge, the heel part positioned belowthe level of the sole part to suitably receive the corresponding partsof a shoe or boot, expansible loops secured to the sole part and adaptedto receive therein the toe part of a supporting stand and an expansiblehood part secured to the heel part and adapted to enclose the heel ofsaid stand and means for adjusting the height of the heel relative tothe sole, substantially as described.

4. A tread rest foot grip comprising a cushion sole part and a heel parthaving the front edge of the heel flexibly connected to the rear end ofthe sole in combination with means for detachably securing both of saidparts to a supporting stand.

5. A tread rest foot grip comprising sole and heel parts flexiblyconnected together, the heel part positioned below the level of the solepart to form an off-set seat to receive the heel of a shoe, and meansattached to said parts for detachably securing them to the usual type ofshoe shining stand,

the connection between the sole and heel parts including eye members inone of said parts, slidably receiving metal stems or rods in the otherwhereby the relative heights of the said heel and sole parts may beadjusted tofit stands having different depth of heel, substantially asdescribed.

6. A foot grip comprising cushion sole and heel parts adjustablyconnected together to provide for footwear having heels of differentheight, substantially as described.

7. A cushioned foot grip comprising sole and heel parts of flexiblematerial, the rear edge of the sole being adjustably connected to thefront edge of the heel to fit shoes having heel of different height,substantially as described.

8. A foot grip comprising sole and heel parts adjustably connectedtogether to provide for different relative position of sole and heel offootwear to rest thereon, and flexible means for securing said parts ona supporting element. i

9. A tread rest foot grip comprisin sole and heel parts adjustablyconnecte together, the heel part positioned below the level of the solepart to form an off-set seat to receive the heel of a shoe, meansincluding expansible loop parts for detachably securing the grip to asupporting stand, and mechanism for adjusting the heel part relative tothe sole part comprising metal eyelet parts extending forward from thefront edge of the heel part and receiving slidably therethrough metalstems secured at their upper ends to the rear edge of the sole part andterminating in loops at their lower ends, said stems being form-ed ofsoft metal to permit bending them under the support when the adjustmenthas been effected, substantially as described.

10. A tread rest comprising a plurality of adjustably connected padparts each having soft metal stems for securing the said parts to asupporting element, said stems being adapted to be bent under the saidelement.

l1. A tread rest comprising rubber sole and heel parts, the front edgeof the heel being flexibly connected to the rear end of the sole, incombination with means for del tachably securing each of said parts to asupporting element having surfaces corresponding to their normal levels.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature.

ALFONSO C. VAN NUIS.

